Forum | The Manila Times

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Today's Paper

Forum

An Illustration picture of the ChatGPT application developed by US artificial intelligence (AI) research organization OpenAI displayed on a smartphone screen in Berlin, Germany, 03 January 2024. EPA PHOTO

Sunday Business & It

OpenAI’s safety pledges after Tumbler Ridge are surveillance, not regulation

In a span of two days following news that the Tumbler Ridge perpetrator’s ChatGPT account had been flagged prior to the shooting, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Federal AI Minister Evan Solomon and British Colombia Premier David Eby.He secured commitments on both sides: reporting threats directly to the RCMP, retroactive review of previously flagged accounts, distress-redirect protocols, access to the company’s safety office for Canadian experts and an agreement to work with B.C. on regulatory recommendations to Ottawa.He also agreed to apologize to the community of Tumbler Ridge, where

By Reuters - March 19, 2026

Sunday Business & It

Meta's Facebook unveils three-month creator program to take on YouTube, TikTok

Oil risks seen limiting central bank rate cuts

Withholding tax obligation challenges of Asean member-states

Auto sales down 8.5% in February

China won’t freeze fertilizer exports to PH

Opportunity in crisis

PSEi extends gains on bargain hunting; Peso up

Filipinos favor preventive health care – study

DA anticipating drop in fish supply

DTI: No price hike yet in basic goods

DOE assists grid upgrade in Mindoro

Lululemon forecasts softer 2026 amid demand strains

ROYAL CARIBBEAN DELIVERS MORE ISLAND TIME THAN EVER WITH ROYAL BEACH CLUB LELEPA AND NEW 2027-28 AUSTRALIA SUMMER LINEUP

Wintrust Financial Corporation Announces First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release Schedule

Steven Rotsart | East San Diego County Real Estate Recognized by Business Rate for #1 Agent Ranking in La Mesa, California

Marker Therapeutics Reports Year-End 2025 Corporate and Financial Results

Twin Peaks and Dos Equis Launch $2 Million Bracket Challenge for 2026 Tournament Season

Digital Edition

Today's Front Page

Persida V. Rueda-Acosta

Medical certificate issued is not enough to prove the extent of wound

By Persida V. Rueda-Acosta

MARINA and BSM Philippines officials and representatives, led by MARINA Administrator Sonia Malaluan and BSM Group’s Guengoer Ates, during the MOU signing. (Photo by Thea Huelar)

Maritime

MARINA and BSM align on seafarer excellence and green tech

By Carmela I. Huelar

No Image

Stock indices as of Mar. 18, 2026

Street protests in Neyshabur, Iran, 2026. PHOTO FROM WIKIPEDIA CREATIVE COMMONS CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL PUBLIC DOMAIN DEDICATION

Campus Press

Iranian Gen Z angry for being dragged into war

By The Manila Times

'When we elect government officials, we give them our power, but they must be accountable to us,' human rights lawyer and Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said at a recent gathering of senior high school and college students. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

Diokno: Youth must demand transparency in govt

The Philippine Rice Research Institute is upgrading its digital farming tools to help local government units better support rice farmers and improve productivity in farming communities. PHILRICE PHOTO

Agribusiness

PhilRice upgrades digital farming tools to boost rice production

By Leander C. Domingo

The Department of Agriculture inaugurates the P60-million Norte Agricultural Trading Center in Batac on March 12, 2026. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

P60-M farm trading center inaugurated in Batac